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Now available in a compact and attractivelypriced edition, this lavishly illustrated, multifacetedexamination of Impressionism tracesthe movement's birth, development, andglobal impact.

From night skies to morning mists to the much-cited Wanderer above a Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich mastered the emotional and metaphysical experience of nature. This introductory book presents his most important and celebrated works to explore an oeuvre of sublime and haunting impact and a trailblazer of Romantic aesthetics.

These paradigms of miniature painting from the fourth century to 1600 are worth many millions and typically tucked away in private collections or closely guarded archives-until now. Discover some of the most beautiful and important manuscripts from the Middle Ages in this collection of brilliant large-format reproductions, complete with a...

Get to grips with the astonishing brushwork of Hans Holbein the Younger, a painter shaped by religion, Renaissance, and Reformation, whose remarkable canon includes commissioned devotional works as well as penetrating portraits, most famously of the Tudor court of Henry VIII.

From rolling meadows to moody skies, how does the beauty, complexity, and dimensions of the world translate to artistic expression? Explore the evolution and importance of the landscape genre from the late Middle Ages to modern times in this selection of some of the most important landscapes in history from practitioners as diverse as Titian, ..

Now available in a new format, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Art Deco art and design from its origin to its present day influences.

Spitze Winkel, seltsame Formen, grelle Farben und verzerrte Perspektiven sind typische Merkmale des Expressionismus , jener Bewegung des 20. Jahrhunderts, die Emotionen höher schätzte als Objektivität . Der ästhetische Ansatz der vor allem in Deutschland und Österreich wirkenden Künstler erregte auch international großes Aufsehen und gilt heute als eine der einflussreichsten Paradigmenverschiebungen der gesamten Kunstgeschichte . Die führenden Gruppen Die Brücke und Der Blaue Reiter und maßgebliche Künstler wie Wassily Kandinsky , Egon Schiele und Emil Nolde lehnten den Impressionismus als eine Kunstform ab, in der „der Mensch zu einer Grammofonplatte der Außenwelt degradiert sei“. Stattdessen wollten sie das rohe, unter der glatten Oberfläche brodelnde, wahrhaftige Leben darstellen. Ihre Bilder sind voller emotionaler Kraft, die vor allem durch intensive nicht naturalistische Farbtöne, einen losen Pinselstrich und einen dicken Farbauftrag übermittelt wird. Diese Einführung stellt die wichtigsten Vertreter des Expressionismus vor, erklärt ihre Stilmittel und Einflüsse und erkundet ihr Panorama an Stimmungen, Ideen und Emotionen und ihre Suche nach Authentizität.

Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau—decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising, and more—with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations. The Art Nouveau movement became an international phenomenon at the beginning of the twentieth century that ushered in the era of modernity in almost every aspect of cultural life. For decades critics have argued that Art Nouveau was not an artistic period in its own right, but an amalgam of artists and styles that served as a bridge between neoclassicism and modernism. In this comprehensive, authoritative, and copiously illustrated book, art historian Norbert Wolf explores Art Nouveau as a logical outgrowth of the historic forces in which it arose. This book focuses on the movement's wide variety of applications and reclaims its prominence in the pantheon of modern art history. Chapters on aesthetics, spirituality, and the cult of beauty offer luminous examples of works by Mucha, Gaudí, Hoffmann, Klimt, Horta, Munch, and Tiffany, among many others. Wolf's text is both informed and accessible, providing an exciting narrative that brings the Art Nouveau movement into clear focus. Beautifully produced to appeal to a wide range of readers, this new edition gives one of the world's most popular styles the serious consideration it deserves.

The solitude of man and the bleak beauty of nature are prominent themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), the great romantic painter whose importance and influence have often been underestimated. This book features a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work.

Now available in a flexi-cover edition, this book offers a multi-dimensional exploration of Titian's life and art. One of the original celebrity artists, Titian was famous for his beguiling personality as he was for his masterful paintings. This book introduces readers to the Venetian artist with an innovative format that marries Titian's voice with his works, allowing the artist's own words to deepen the appreciation of his achievements. An illustrated timeline and a pictorial tour of the galleries where his works now reside reveal how this contemporary of Michelangelo and Raphael broke new ground in nearly every genre of portraiture, altar pieces, the rendering of mythological themes, frescoes, and pastoral landscapes. Numerous superb reproductions illuminate not just the breadth of his oeuvre, but also the mastery with which he employed light and color to lend his paintings the sensuous energy for which he is so admired. Norbert Wolf's engaging text unlocks many of the mysteries surrounding Titian's celebrity, making this journey into the artist's world as intriguing as it is informative.